Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-17
CALIFORNIA.
The Weather.

RIO VISTA, February 16th.-After a day
of sunshine and a frosty night it clouded
up suddenly and began raining at $50
o'clock this morning, with cold breeze
from the southeast. The rainfall to noon
was is of an inch, making 3.5S for the
storm.
G1LRoY, February 16th.-The storm
lulled during last night, and fine warm
sunshine succeeded this morning but was
soon followed by cold. northerly wind,
bringing frequent showers of rain. There
is even prospect at present OF stormy
night.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, February 16th.-The
storm broke to-day, and the weather APP
pears settled. The precipitation for the
last rains was II inches, and for the sea-
son u so inches This is ample for all
purposes, and should no protracted north
winds follow, all early-sown grain will
make good crops.
SANTA ANA, February 16th.-Rainfall
last night, 80 of an inch. 1t has rained
since February 9TH, with the exception of
the 9th and 10th, continually. The amount
of rain fallen for the storm is 6.25 inches
and for the season $50 inches. The wind
has shifted around to the west, and the
weather is clearing up, although it is
cloudy at times.
SuIsUN, February 16th.-The rainfall to-
day was % of an inch, and for the season
$50 inches. The weather tonight is cold
and cloudy. The farmers and orchardists
look pleasant over the prospects.
Weather Indications
SAN Francisco, February 16th.-Indica-
tons for the "a hours commencing at 4
A. NJ, February 17th: California, light
rains in the northern portion as fer south
as San Francisco fair weather in the re-
mainder of the State.
Condition of the Railroads in the South
ern Portion of the State.
Los ANGELES, February 16th.-The
weather is clearing up and the storm ap-
pears to be over. The rainfall for the "A
hours ending at noon to-day is rs of an
inch, the total for the storm 9.22 and for
the season 1880 inches, according to the
United States Signal Service. The railroads
are being rapidly put in order Trains are
now running across both bridges over the
Los Angeles river, and a through train will
soon be started east over the Southern Pa
citic to-day. Two Eastern trains arrived
to-day. Communication north has not yet
been opened, but it is anticipated that it
will be this evening. On the California
Southern trains are not running either to
San Diego or Barstow, owing to the breaks
in Temecula canyon and Cajon pass, but
everything will be running smoothly again
in all directions tomorrow. Notwithstand-
ing the rainfall has been greater than in
| the great storm of January, 1885, not one
tenth of the damage has been done this
year.
Arrest of the Dynamite Fiends.
SAN Francisco, February 16th.-The per-
petrators of the recent frequent dynamite
outrages on the Geary and Sutter-street
| railroads have been finally captured by the
police. Chief of Police Crowley, Captain
| Lees and six policemen saw man at 4:30
o'clock this morning in the act of placing
something on the Sutter-street track The
officers closed up on him, and noticing
them, he started to run. He did not heed
! the order to stop, but ran on, and was seen
| to throw dynamite cartridge into gar
| den, from where it was recovered by the
| police. Ten shots were fred at the man.
but without effect. One of the policemen
| finally captured him. The man proved to
| be ]. i. Stietes, one of the striking car
| men, formerly an employee on the Suffer-
street road. The police visited Stietes'
| house and there found more evidence of
his guilt. On sewing machine they
found some cuttings from the very piece
of siiesia with which the bomb was
covered also. the thread of the same
size ana color as that with which the bomb
wss sewed. They also found copper cap
box, which had doubtless contained the
caps with which the bomb wss provided.
Stietes, in prison, stated that he had an APP
pointment with man whom he called
. Fred Williams TO place the cartridge on
the track st the time he was captured The
police have also arresSed II. C. Deane, in
whose house was fouBd quantity of fuse.
Stietes claims that he kaj no intention of
placing the dynamite or the car track but
had entered into the plan with one Fred
Williams, to accompany the latter and as
sist him in placing the explosive on the
Sutter-s,reet track.
Stietes claimed he accompanied Williams
with the purpose OF obtaining sufficient
evidence for his apprehension, and that he
intended to expose Williams to fhe author
tiles. The police. however, give she story
no credit. Nothing has been discovered of
the alleged Fred Williams.
Crop Prospects in San Luis obispo.
SAN IuIs 0BIspo, February l6th.-The